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Bethesda, MD vs Wilmette, IL

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- Household income in Wilmette, is 2% less than it is in Bethesda and is 60% above the National Average.
- Bethesda unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Wilmette unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Bethesda, MDWilmette, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$108,611  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$173,967$69,021
 Family Median Income$250,001  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bethesda, MDWilmette, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock44.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bethesda, MDWilmette, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock7.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.5%13.1%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Wilmette    4 Reviews

Top notch teachers. Involved parents. Motivated students. Great public schools from elementary through high school.  More

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Over 13 years ago

It's a small city close to the lake and close to Chicago. One of the biggest advantages is its schools. Most of the elementary schools have a great school rating of 9  More

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Over 16 years ago

Wilmette is one of the close-in suburbs on Chicago's North Shore. Wilmette and next-door Evanston have their own parks, dining and recreation. And it's a short drive or  More

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